Christmas Progress

The Snow family is finished except for the child's nose and a bit of hand-binding that I am leaving for something to do in quilt class today. I don't know what I'll do to make that nose.  It's so small...

I brought out the box of tall Christmas trees that I work on each year.  I made a stack of pieces so that I just need to sit down and start sewing.  I'm not sure who they will go to, but I love making them.

Working more on my witch.  All is turn-edged, placed, and appliqued onto the background except for the shoes, broom, and objects that are falling out of her pocket.  The jack-o-lantern took all one morning - has 11 pieces! I needed to get that witch off of my design wall so that I can continue with other projects.

The Riley Blake charm pack arrived in the mail and luckily go with 2 of the pieces that I am required to use.  This is for the Riley Blake challenge due in February.  I am planning on a throw with an easy hex pattern.

This 2-handed pot-holder was a gift for me as an exchange challenge last month at my modern quilt guild meeting.  I will take it today to quilt class as an example of an easy gift to make for Christmas.  It's 24 inches long, but I would suggest making it a bit longer so that it will hold a casserole.

I've never crazy-quilted, so this rose is my learning experience.  My sides keep getting larger and melding, and I don't know how to avoid that.  I will ask for help at the class today.


I will continue working on the colorwash challenge due in the January modern quilt guild meeting, and the Riley Blake taupe quilt due in February, and more Christmas gifts of course.  Only 5 weeks until Christmas!

witchy woman

Even though Halloween is past, I'm working on my witch.  Her body is complete except for the hands, and I need to applique her pocket contents that have fallen out when she hit the tree.  I thought I could get away without doing those items, but it is unbalanced without them.  I'm doing glue turned-edge applique with this hanging.  It seemed to be easier than needle-turning here because of the difficulty in placing the pieces.

I'm still working on the snow family.  Have to complete the bow, the cap, and the kid's nose.  I will crazy quilt a border.  I leaped ahead and added the buttons forgetting that I need to wait until the quilting is done.

When I took my sampler quilt into class for help in basting, we found that my basting is ok except for the borders!  Yayy - I don't need to take it apart!  I found a simple braid pattern to use on the sashing, and will begin work on it after Christmas.

There are two challenges due in the new year for my Modern Quilt Guild.  One, due in January, is for a quilt with red in it(!!??)  I'm planning a color wash in taupes, with bits of red in it.  I need a wider range of color than I have so far.

I am making a quilt for a Riley Blake challenge - due in February.  I'm not crazy about her fabric - her groups tend to be a novelty with blenders, but found some  online that I will use.  I'm thinking about making hex groups on a bold background.

My poor avocado seed was not doing anything after several weeks, so I turned it over and put the large end down.  I don't remember which end produces the roots.  We'll see if it does better now.